Postal services in Dublin and some other parts of the country face severe disruption after a worsening of the dispute at Dublin's main mail centre.
Earlier today, An Post confirmed that 64 postal workers and managers in Dublin's main mail centre were suspended in an ongoing row over changes to working practices
A further 128 workers were suspended this evening for refusing to carry out what the company says are normal practices. The company is now asking people in Dublin City and County not to post mail until further notice.
The same advice is being given to customers in Bray, Greystones and Wicklow Town; Carrickmacross and Castleblaney in Co Monaghan, Drogheda and Dundalk in Co Louth; Kells and Navan in Co Meath and Tuam in Co Galway. The advice is not to post from or to these areas until further notice.
The Communication Workers’ Union has strongly condemned the move which, it says, comes just a day after the union's national executive committee decided to defer industrial action on the issue for further discussions with management on the transformation of the postal service.
A spokesman for the union said it would assess this morning's developments before deciding what action to take.
